211102 Director of Finance

NHS National Services Scotland; Dumfries; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000

Job description

Are you an experienced, visionary finance professional who wishes to play a key role in the transformation and renewal of health services at both local and national levels within NHS Scotland? If so, NHS Dumfries and Galloway is seeking an exceptional finance leader to work with the NHS Board and its key stakeholders to deliver an ambitious programme of reform and redesign with the ambition of providing the best possible sustainable model of health and care to our local population.

What’s in it for you?

• Lead the Financial Recovery of NHS Dumfries and Galloway: Be the mastermind behind bold, transformative financial strategies that captivate our staff and our communities and redefine the shape of healthcare in our region.
• Innovation Meets Passion: Dive into a role where your experience and expertise drives our teams of passionate healthcare professionals to innovate and reform.
• Lead a Dynamic Team: Inspire, lead and mentor a group of talented finance professionals who are eager to challenge convention and support the delivery of our financial recovery programme.
• Shape Dumfries and Galloway’s Financial Future: Engage with finance leaders nationally and internationally to leverage benefits to be gained from collaboration with other NHS Boards and experts further afield.

What we’re looking for:

• A strategic thinker with a mix of creativity and technical expertise
• A pioneer who thrives on challenge and is visionary whilst able to focus on delivery
• A leader with impeccable financial acumen coupled with an ability to engage a range of key stakeholders
• A finance expert ready to make significant change to the Financial landscape in Dumfries and Galloway
• If you’re driven by passion and eager to deliver a transformed health and social care system for our people and staff – please join us, and redefine what is possible.

Why Choose Us?

• You will be joining a leadership team who are eager to embrace new ideas and technology to deliver our tactical priorities
• As a leader of a Scottish Health board you will have the opportunity to influence the direction of the NHS at a national Level through various National groups and working directly with Scottish Government Colleagues.
• The remote and rural nature of our region provides an opportunity to engage with other remote and rural colleagues and therefore opens up additional ways of collaboration.
• Our position on the border with England gives us unique opportunities to collaborate with other systems and we encourage opportunities to share and learn ideas.

If you have the COMPASSION and OPENNESS to listen to ideas, gain others' trust and be able to gain the RESPECT of colleagues at all levels of the organisation through open conversation; whilst promoting EXCELLENCE through harnessing the skills and energies of our teams to drive those innovative ideas then we want you to consider joining our team.

Please see the Director Pack for full details of the job and use the links in the pack to find out more about Working in Dumfries and Galloway by exploring our Work with us pages of website www.nhsdg.co.uk/workwithus.

Informal enquiries are welcome, please contact:
Linda McKie, Executive Assistant to Chief Executive - [e-mail] or Tel: [phone] and arrangements will be made.

How to Apply

• Please submit your CV
• Please provide a written response of three examples of experience that demonstrates your suitability for this role.

Please send the above by email to [e-mail] by midnight, Friday 18^th April 2025.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

To find out more about working with NHS Dumfries and Galloway and for an insight into our friendly, beautiful corner of Scotland please visit our Work With Us web pages https://www.nhsdg.co.uk/workwithus/.

APPLICATION PROCESS - https://www.careers.nhs.scot/how-to-apply/application-process/

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~ Staff and patients across Dumfries and Galloway enjoy free, unlimited parking at all our hospital sites.

Please be aware that a vacancy may close early due to volume of applications, therefore you should not delay in submitting your application.

EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
NHS Dumfries and Galloway is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Dumfries and Galloway welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.

PUBLIC PROTECTION
Public protection practice encompasses the recognition and management of risk in order to prevent or reduce harm to children, (including unborn babies), young people and adults. All public protection legislation, and NHS Dumfries and Galloway (NHSDG) policies and guidance are founded on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights, and the principles of these Conventions underpin all NHSDG core business.

RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
NHS Dumfries and Galloway has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information on the UK Border Agency’s new points based system that now governs the way individuals from outside the UK can work at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.
Please ensure the vacancy salary meets the minimum salary required for sponsorship. We are unable to provide sponsorship for bank contracts.

UNITED KINGDOM REGISTRATION
NHS Dumfries & Galloway are currently unable to support OSCE Training for international nurses for vacancies.
Vacancies requiring professional registration require full United Kingdom registration with the appropriate council (eg NMC, HCPC, GMC etc).